First Fleet journey from Portsmouth to Botany Bay
1788
The First Fleet departed Portsmouth on Sunday 13 May. All the ships reached Botany Bay by Sunday 20 January 1788. With the discovery of Sydney Cove as the preferred site for the new settlement, the entire fleet departed Botany Bay for Port Jackson arriving 26 January 1788. The journey had taken 252 days.
- Document type: Maps & Charts
- Family group: WAINWRIGHT (GUY)
- Person: Esther ECCLES alias WAINWRIGHT
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